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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
7
The piece argues Congress must decide national defense spending, not just accept or reject the budget director's advice. It stresses accountability for naval funding, warning against merely authorizing ships and aircraft that remain unfunded, and calls for a fair allocation of funds for the navy.
A public uproar over a Teapot Dome like scandal widens to cover charges against Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb. Accused player managers allegedly conspired to throw a game for revenge while denials stress honesty and a need for government and baseball standards to rise.
The passage argues timekeeping reflects general progress. It notes that 146 years ago only a few owned watches, citing Major Andre showing his watch to prove gentility when accused of spying. Today, watches are common, implying broader prosperity and advancement.
The Social Register inclusion of Bucky Harris, manager of the Senators, prompts comparison to ancient Greece where athletic achievement earned high regard. Washington society applauds leaders with nerve, skill and character, suggesting expectations for temperamental teams.
A parenting guidance piece argues that mental health matters as much as physical health and that early discipline is essential. It warns against overindulgence, stresses consistent feeding schedules, and urges firm but kind guidance to raise obedient, well nourished children who understand the reasons behind rules.
An Imperial note reveals a queen reflecting on writing daily advice for a year. She admits self-doubt about authorship and claims the memories, joys, loves, and sorrows of human life colored her syndicated messages. She asserts a human touch persists despite royal status.
An excerpt discusses bending hue to Baal as straying from virtue, citing biblical reproaches in the Old Testament. It notes Baal as the Phoenician and Canaanite sun deity, later tied to moral influence, contrasted with Moloch as sun's destructive principle. Copyright 1826 King Features Syndicate.
The piece playfully contrasts dates from 1926 with echoes of past eras. It muses on events and phrases that could fit centuries apart, from corsetry linked deaths to medicine men, an Onto killing, a cork leg thief pilot, and brutal hospital restraint scenes, ending with a quip about dating any era from Eden to today.
A field note describes the beefsteak fungus with light and dark red streaks and a foot or more across, weighing several pounds. It is usually found on oak trees but occasionally on other trees, and September gathering of large quantities is possible in oak woods.
The article recalls Captain Folgero and a 42 foot replica Viking voyage from Norway to America. The crew faced cold hunger gales fogs and currents. It contrasts their risk with modern comfort and credits curiosity and courage with advancing civilization.
The life story follows Henry Miller from a 17 year old boilermaker's apprentice at Hambsl & St. Joseph Railway to yard master trainmaster and superintendent. He rises to general superintendent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy at 42, then ten years as VP and GM of the Wabash Railway, later president of Missouri & Wind Bridge & Belt Railroad, and then a final appointment to a long held post.
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